Mi Doctors Who Prescribe Methadone For Pain

My mother was prescribed methadone for her Neuropathy while living in Florida. Since then she has moved back to Michigan by necessity. She left her job to move to Georgia with her husband who was a military vet. He got OxyContin from the V.A. Hospital in Atlanta for his back issues. With her having no insurance he used to share with her. Now he's dead and we moved her back here to Michigan. She still has no insurance except Medicare A&B. she's almost out of meds and the pain she will experience is excruciating. The docs she has seen here all want her to jump thru hoops to make sure she's not a drug addict. How can we get her the meds she needs without spending her ssi check all on doctors who give her no help?

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Sorry to hear about your mom's situation. If I could suggest anything else that may be of help in the long run, it would be to also focus your attention on natural alternatives. This way your mom doesn't necessarily have to rely on the availability of those pills at every waking moment, let alone a doctor that is willing to continue prescribing more.

This is not to say or suggest that the pain meds aren't doing any good; but if she has to keep taking something for months or even years on end and is still experiencing chronic pain, then it seems to me like another approach to pain management would be the next viable option. Continuing to use something that doesn't work just seems like insanity; no pun intended.

Medication temporarily covers up nerve pain. It does not and is not intended to cure or help remedy the condition of the nerves in and of themselves. This is why I highly recommend turning to plant-based nutrition (juicing and/or eating fresh raw fruits and veggies) & doing the right types of exercise on a regular basis. Contrary to popular opinion, it has been proven that raw foods can help our bodies heal from the inside out over time; as does exercise in various forms on a daily basis. This can actually strengthen and tone the nerves.

Hemp oil, hemp seeds, and even marijuana itself, is another possible remedy for regenerating damaged nerves. I would just encourage you or anyone else to do some additional research on that, as I've only read a handful of testimonies and articles so far, attributing to these claims. All in all, I do hope this advice helps in some way! :)

Brandi, I promise you that you will be MUCH happier and feel like a normal human if you go on Suboxone for your pain instead of Methadone. You won't get "high" like with methadone, but you also won't nod off and feel like a zombie ( like the movie 'Methadonia)...which is especially dangerous around your baby! Good luck with whatever you choose. Just don't breast feed on Methadone....it will get your baby hooked:('

@Brandie... while I can't help due to where you live, you do NOT want to go to a Methadone clinic!!! I cannot stress this enough. You would have to go EVERY SINGLE MORNING, be labeled an addict FOR LIFE, and no, I mean NO pain management Dr. will EVER treat you. Some states have varying number of years you must go to get your Methadone. My state, Virginia is one of the worst. I believe it's TEN YEARS (to life), no pun intended, tho actually I got a chuckle out of it. I'm sorry of your situation and so wish I could help. If you have a baby, perhaps you could ask your pediatrician for a referral. I do not know your history, however the more info you have to back up your pain, the better, i.e., MRI's, X-Rays, medical records, etc. Good luck and I pray you find the help you need.

To All of you are taking methadone for pain should do some more research on this drugs? This drug has been responsible for many deaths in last few years and some drs. have stopped prescribing it . Most of those drs. highly recommended methadone and prescibed on a daily basis until a convention came along on methadone and when they got home from that convention they all stopped giving methadone at once. this drug biulds up in your body and can release all at once and can be deadly. My son died 2 yrs. ago at 28 yrs and had been taking methadone for his back pain mainly neck area, he was on zanax and taking IV's. He had only been on methadonefor month . Some thing happened that he had siezure and if onlly thedrs would tell your what your life will be like 10 15 trs from now , you will want to go kick his ass if you are still alive . Lol Do you self a favor and do as much research as you can on the drugs you plan on taking for a long time. Suboxone is a good alternative 'lot of people seem to like it.

" MIAMI (Reuters) - A jury acquitted two South Florida doctors of causing the deaths of patients who overdosed on pain medication, but convicted them of money laundering for their role in a conspiracy involving a chain of pain clinics

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Florida once had 90 of the top 100 oxycodone-purchasing physicians in the nation and 53 of the top 100 oxycodone-purchasing pharmacies.

The state claims to have made enormous strides in recent years against a nationwide epidemic of prescription drug abuse. "

I dont know about anyone else, but I have a family history of intolerance to pain meds, my father self medicated with alcohol, I dont drink. I went through 4-5 meds before Methadone was tried, I had the least adverse reaction to it. Methadone has a dangerous half life, and if someone has an addictive personality, or combines it with other drugs, it wont help. I have personally taken my self off of it twice-SLOWLY- by waiting for the withdrawal effects to start then taking the tiniest bit I can take to make it stop. Hylands leg Cramp formula and potassium helped alot. When Im done nursing my baby, if my pain is more than the Hydrocodone can handle I will have to start on Methadone again, but I will most likely break a 10mg into 4 pcs to start back. Methadone taken **responsibly** for pain will not kill you, but mix it with flexeril, or alcohol, or xanax, and your heart can stop. I do use medical cannabis as well, and have reduced or eliminated prescription drugs.

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